AMMAN — Amman Pubic Prosecutor Thaaer Al-Naseer added
two charges to the arraignment of the collapsed Jabal Luweibdeh building and
two others who participated in the maintenance work, which is believed to have
led to weakening the structure and its eventual crumble.
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The charges are
namely causing the death of 14 people and inflicting harm on 10 people,
according to a local media outlet.
Initially, the
defendants were charged multiple times with offenses related to causing death
and harm.
On Monday, the
prosecutor decided to keep the three suspects in detention, pending further
interrogation, while he heard testimonies of a number of the victim’s family
members.
The old
four-floor building in Jabal Luweibdeh collapsed last Wednesday, killing 14
people and injuring 10 others. The building fell onto a smaller house, also old
in the middle-class neighborhood, known for its cultural and art venues,
restaurants, and cafes.
The injured were
dug from under the rubble in an arduous 4-day operation by various Jordanian
security services, led by the Search and Rescue Teams of the Civil Defense
Department.
In a related
development, Hussam Al-Najdawi of the Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) said
Sunday that building owners must inspect their property.
Najdawi, a GAM
deputy mayor for Zones and Environment, said cadres are working through Tuesday
to remove rubble at the site of the collapsed building, Al-Mamlaka TV reported.
He said
examining old buildings does not fall under the responsibility of GAM, even if
a complaint is received. “It is the role of specialized bodies to carry out the
necessary inspection, and to determine the safety of the building for the
purpose of public safety of the residents in those buildings,” he said.
“Inspection by
the naked eye is meaningless,” he noted.
A committee was formed by the Amman Governor and the Public
Safety Committee, which will receive complaints by the relatives of the
Luweibdeh victims. The governor said if a hazard is detected in a building, the
site must be evacuated, and the owner should be brought in to conduct either
maintenance, or be forced to demolish the site.
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